Riodina lycisca | |
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In the Juqueri State Park, Brazil | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Riodinidae |
Genus: | Riodina |
Species: | R. lycisca
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Binomial name | |
Riodina lycisca (Hewitson, [1853])
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Riodina lycisca is a species of Neotropical metalmark butterfly.[1] It is found in south Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.[2]
Males of this species are found with the wings open in humid soils, around lakes and rivers. While females are found in plants and samall bushes.[2]